Edition February 7, 2024
Some may be aware of an Antipope who used the name "Michael". He was from Kansas in the United States of America. Antipope Michael, due to his failure to understand and carefully apply the law of Pius XII regarding papal elections, attempted to hold a conclave using arbitrary rules that his immediate family invented. His mother assisted him in his Antipapacy and was one of its most ardent supporters. He sent out notice to randomly selected persons who were believed to be Catholic, according to an arbitrary method, no doubt leaving many unaware the election was even taking place. When virtually no one appeared to participate in the election, Michael and his family likewise proceeded to record and count the ballots according to an arbitrary procedure, apparently at a garage or other arbitrary location. Not surprisingly, he was the one who was elected by his parents to become Antipope of his new sect. In performing his illicit act, he violated the 1945 law Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis, promulgated by Pius XII, which forbade all who are not Cardinals from holding an election, and which also forbade all other methods of holding papal election than specified within his decree. His election was not only illicit, it was null and void according to Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis and Pius XII. Unlike Antipope Michael, Boniface X followed Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis exactly as required, not adding or substracting, obeying every law that was possible to be obeyed, and honoring the intent of His Predecessor Pius XII. Since there was no prescription of Divine law requiring an election (see proof of jurisdiction of Boniface X), it was dispensed with by Boniface X in order to comply with the law that clearly could be obeyed as far as possible, Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis. Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis declares that all procedures to obtain a Pontiff other than the one implemented by it are null and void. Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis teaches the following regarding those who invent novel election procedures as was done by Antipope Michael:
"Decreeing that the present letter and everything contained herein... cannot be challenged in any way, but shall always and forever remain firm, valid, and effective, and shall achieve and obtain its full and complete effect, and shall be supported by and strictly observed by those to whom they pertain and will pertain in time, and be null and void if otherwise attempted by anyone, with any authority, knowingly or unknowingly." -Pope Pius XII, Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis 1945.
Further, at the time of Michael's elevation and until his death, he taught the heresy that non-Catholics can be saved without holding the Catholic Faith. In the public video "Pope Michael Documentary", Antipope Michael publicly and openly teaches the heresy that men who hold other faiths than Catholicism upon their deaths can be saved. In fact, he is a deep adherent to this heresy, and states that even a protestant "baptist" that openly knows of the existence of the Catholic Church, and still rejects it, could be saved upon his death. He falsely teaches that the ardent protestant heretic will likely not go to hell so long as the protestant does not "know" the Catholic Church is the true Church:
Antipope Michael Teaches Heresy that Non-Catholics Can Be Saved
His internet pages called "Vatican in Exile" also fail to zealously promote the dogma of no salvation outside of the Catholic Faith and Church. His internet pages properly condemn the heresy of religious liberty, and errors against the liturgy, but as of May 16, 2021, he never sternly and devoutly condemns the heresy that there is salvation for those who reject the Catholic Faith.
In March 2022, Antipope Michael again taught that he "cannot judge", and that a protestant upon death might be saved.
As a result, prior to and up until the time of the writing of this brief, it is clear Antipope Michael was a manifest heretic in his authentic magisterium. It is also clear that, unlike Michael, Boniface X properly proclaims and professes the full Catholic Faith. Those who hold to protestant errors cannot be saved. Antipope Michael teaches and professes a false faith that is other than the one promulgated by the councils of the Church, and he should be rejected as an Antipope along with Francis and the numerous other Antipopes of our time.
The Antipope Michael sect has now elected by "lots" an Antipope Michael II. Presumably Antipope Michael II holds the same heresies as Antipope Michael I since he accepts him as a true prior Pontiff. Antipope Michael II was elected by the use of lots. This is again an alternative procedure to Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis and thus was null and void according to that decree. They once again determined to obey a false procedure (which could therefore be disregarded due to insufficient promulgation- see proof of jurisdiction of Boniface X) over the clear canon law enacted by Pius XII that no other kind of election than his could be held. The Antipope Michael sect has a new entry in its "Frequently Asked Questions" section on whether an ardent protestant or buddhist can be saved. The answer provided in that section is vague and appears to continue to allow the opinion of Antipope Michael I that a protestant will not go to hell unless he "knows" the Catholic Church is true. The answer states that ardent protestants believe Jesus is God. Protestants do not believe the true Jesus, but have a false Christ, another Christ, and another god. The eternal will and operation of their false god is contrary to that of the true God, since the eternal will of their false god endorses protestantism. Finally, the Antipope Michael answer states that if a protestant is an ardent protestant he could be ultimately led to the Catholic Church if he is allowing the Spirit of God to work in him a growing understanding of the Catholic Faith. However, they fail to clearly specify whether this means he will eventually hold the Catholic Faith before his death, which is required for membership in the Church- thus leaving their answer vague and open to the heresy of their predecessor Antipope. They state that an ardent protestant will be led to salvation which is found only within the Church, but they do not specify whether this ardent protestant must abandon his false faith to enter the Catholic Church. Upon request for further clarification, no one returned the letters of Boniface X. Their consciences are seared like with a hot iron and they deny clearly enunciating Catholic truths. Our current assessment of their false sect will be forwarded to them in the hope they convert out of their false way and join to the true papacy of Boniface X.
On March 29, 2024, it was discovered that the Antipope Michael sect advertises the Baltimore Catechism via website link, which heretically teaches that heretics who never questioned their false religion can possibly be saved upon death. The link also recommends the Vatican II "Catechism of the Catholic Church", which teaches religious liberty and that pagans and protestants fully believing and practicing their false religions can be saved.